July 2009 First Tuesday
Who: Jim Lawrence, chief financial officer of Unilever, will speak about the “New Unilever“
What: Carlson School of Management’s First Tuesday Luncheon Series
When: 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Where: McNamara Alumni Center, 200 Oak St. S.E., Minneapolis
Media contact: Kevin Moe, Carlson School, 612/626-7540
Registration contact: (612) 626-9334, firsttuesday@umn.edu
Unilever’s chief financial officer to present the “New Unilever”
MINNEAPOLIS —(June 15, 2009)— Jim Lawrence, chief financial officer of Unilever, will speak at the Carlson School of Management’s First Tuesday Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 7, at the University of Minnesota’s McNamara Alumni Center, 200 Oak St. S.E., Minneapolis.
During the presentation on the “New Unilever,” Lawrence will discuss the transformation of Unilever over the past four years, the ways in which Unilever is now changing under chief executive officer Paul Polman, and why Unilever is well placed to emerge from the economic downtown even stronger than before.
Prior to joining Unilever in September of 2007, Lawrence worked at General Mills where he was executive vice president and chief financial officer. Previously, he held positions as executive vice president of Northwest Airlines and president and chief executive officer of Pepsi-Cola Asia, Middle East and Africa.
Lawrence has served on a variety of boards at the University of Minnesota, including The Board of Overseers of The Carlson School of Management and The University of Minnesota Foundation Investment Advisors.
Lawrence received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Yale University, and an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School.
The advance registration deadline for the First Tuesday luncheon is Thursday, July 2. A fee of $28 includes lunch and parking in the Washington Avenue Ramp. The fee for walk-ins is $35, but space is limited. Refund cancellations are required by Friday, July 3. There are three ways to register: call 612-626-9634, visit carlsonschool.umn.edu/events, or send an e-mail message to firsttuesday@umn.edu.
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